Medal day, snow day

Good late morning everybody! It’s a great day. Why? Because today we have the men’s Olympic semifinals, because today a lot of us don’t have to work (unless you count shoveling snow as work), and so today we can sit on our abdelkaders and watch hockey!

I know that’s my deal. I was supposed to go see four basketball games. Instead I’m doing some interviews on the phone, writing something, shoveling, and watching hockey.

You all know the deal: USA-Finland at 3 on NBC; Slovakia-Canada at 9:30 on CNBC. Losers play for the Bronze on Sunday. Winners play for the Gold on Sunday.

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So how much snow did youse get? We got a good 6-8, and it’s still coming down pretty hard.

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We’re also getting closer to resuming the NHL season. Check out the Rangers’ site for some news, and some Olympic-related features. On there is video of Michael Del Zotto’s meeting with the press yesterday. Del Zotto said he expects to get his stitches out this weekend, and that once he does he will go for a little spin on the ice to see how it feels before determining when he can really begin skating again. He sounds optimistic about playing in Ottawa Tuesday, but there’s no way to say when he can or will play for certain.

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Finally, if you experience any tech troubles today, please e-mail me at rcarpini@lohud.com. We’re still trying to get this thing percolating at 100 percent, especially as we steamroll toward Glen Sather’s Rent-A-Vet Festival.

LI, thanks. That’s right. Kessler was an actual person, on whom the Kramer character was based. And when they first meet (I think in a flashback in the backward India-wedding episode), Jerry calls Kramer “Kessler.”

Tony, you’re really pushing it here with your AZ weather updates. You may regret it in May when you come over. Don’t forget to bring your coat for CCCP to take care of. Wait, do you even own one? Sheeesh..

It’s only $10, id rather have some cake. It’s not like ill be able to walk to the store and get my own. Too icy.

I guess technically i unemployed, but i do have some jobs. Unofficial. I babysit, i run errands (not for the Mafia), and i sell pot to old people.

Just kidding aboot the pot. Maybe im kidding aboot the mafia, i don’t know. Actually, supposedly my dad’s girlfriends dad is in the mafia, and he asked me to go to the store to get him some soda, so i guess technically i did run an errand for the mafia.

Nice to see this site thriving. Carp, thanks for the comments on Kovalev on your last blog. I remember often wondering what made him tick back in 93-94. He was so talented but a bit of a wanderer at times. I remember Keenan trying to shake him up a lot, I guess to get him to think more about things. Keenan made Kovalev play at center, forcing him to stop his wandering around on the wing, and making him more responsible for himself and his line. I remember Keenan benching Kovalev, and there was also that night he was kept on the ice for several shifts. Although heavy-handed, I think Iron Mike succeeded with Alex where most other coaches would have failed. I’m in no way attributing Kovalev’s success solely to how he was wrangled by Keenan, but I think the hard line helped shape the then young Kovalev.

Anyways, I don’t know about anyone else, but I let out a sigh of relief when Sweden was eliminated from the tournament. With Hank out of the picture, it’s one less thing to worry about. Also, who DOESN’T want team USA to play Canada for the gold? Would Marty be back between the pipes? I would love to see him on his back looking behind himself into a net with a red light on…again and again and again.

Marty will not be in net unless the Canadians are getting blown out in an opening period.

The USA had a greater chance of beating Sweden than the did the Canadians, because the Swedes had struggled to score all tournement. At this point, the only team who could have stopped the Canadians were the Swedes and they’re gone. Oh well.

Was listening to penis head on the radio today, and he is mentioning players on the US as “Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres” and “Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils” and “Dustin Brown and some other dude of the Los Angeles Kings” and “Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks” and then he goes to mention Chris Drury and it went like this…

Ruutuus and Kovius are about to get Byfuglien’d UP. I dont know if i’d call Russian players Eurotrash but why Nabokov wasnt pulled earlier in that game was shocking to me. IF the canuks go on to gold that will be the turning point in the tourny to me. “These colors dont run” baby USA!USA!

Freaking Finland…last time they got to the finals…this time they are in semis… is Finish hockey that good, eh?

…i am still pretty biter about (see…i even lost my Canadian accent) Russia losing the game so bad!
Also, the video of Ovechkin grabbing some fan’s camera was total bush-league! WTF did SHE fan do? You should be mad at yourself not people around you tough guy!

Wow, this is a busy site! Well, I thought I had my day planned out here being snowed-in and all, but now I think I will add hanging out around here.

CR9–“Was listening to penis head..”
Who?

and Dubiiiii, by calling the Finns Ruutus, you are actually calling them diamonds. That’s the translation from Finnish.

what else, what else…well, although I really want to see USA beat Canada for the Gold, I have to admit that I would actually like Canada to fall on their faces somehow and NOT medal. I just feel the Canadien fans don’t deserve to see their team win after how abusive they have been to the USA and other opponents in these games. In the curling, the crowd was rooting against the Americans and of course making all sorts of noise during the US turns. I mean, making that poor Danish girl cry in that curling match like that…she actually would have beaten Canada if she wasn’t distracted IMHO. I would like to think that if the games were here in the U.S. that we would show more class. Cheering for your team is one thing but purposely raising a ruckus to distract your teams opponents on the international stage is distasteful and not gentlemanly. Furthermore, early on in the competition, there was a lot of hype by the Canadiens that they would dominate the medals and beat the US overall…now I think they have changed their tune to beating US in Gold medals. Ha.

I think Pierre didnt do that game because he forgot his red and white pom poms back at the hotel……he found them again for last nights womens game……such a homer….somebody has to remind him on march 1st that he is no longer on Pens paysheet….sick of his EDZO…….was always EddieO ……….shut up pierre and nice vest….

CCCP, thanks for the welcome. I used to check this site out when it was Sam Weinman’s. I’m glad to see Carp taking over though, he had the best Rangers/hockey coverage in print in the tri-state area at one point years ago. I used to love his Rangers report cards. Anyways, whatever happened to Sam?

Team USA couldn’t have hoped for a better start to this match. Also, something about Selanne makes me nervous. He was just FLYING that last game. Hopefully this doesn’t turn into team-teemu.

Now let’s just destroy this back up. Canada needs that kernel of doubt deeply seated within themselves and what we do to this FIN team will keep that kernel firmly planted if we can continue to punish this teams mistakes.

I am guessing that Finland will have to do something to spark something, so a cheap shot from Jarkko Ruutu should come in this game, and If I guess correctly, it should be on Ryan Callahan or Chris Drury, as he saves his best hits for Rangers!

FYI, Rangers just send Ocho back to Hartford and recalled Miika Wiikman. It just means Wiikman will be the practice target and Chad Johnson will get some game action before Tuesday. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ocho play in Ottawa.

great period by Team USA. great work by Dustin Brown, he drew 2 penalties that they scored on, he was also in on other goals, as a decoy on the Kane goal. they of course still will face an uphill task against the hot Canadians, but they have at least clinched a silver, which is higher than most anyone gave them a chance for before the Olympics

notice that he had to emphasize “in all time zones” because on Wed they did not show the USA game live on the west coast and they got bombarded with thousands of complaints from angry fans. NBC sux, they pay hundreds of millions to televise the thing, and then they turn around and put popular games on non-HD little watched cable channels, and then put others on delay so they don’t miss a minute of crappy daytime soap operas and talk shows

the guy is not even currentlystarting for his own nhl team tell me how he should be in the net in the olympics…
Rangers need Rask to get hurt so there will be one less team to take up a playoff spot, bc if thomas plays the rest of the season he wont take them to the playoffs

Uhm, did I mention I was leaving tomorrow for Montana? Take a wild guess how much I packed. Exactly. And mrs is ready, btw. Let me go put some stuff in my luggage. Don’t want to meet the Wicksters without appropriate attire ;)

Man, must say that i watched at some of great encounters the last days. Although i have to say that it isnt said Canada shall win easy from the US. Again Canada had some good luck today from Slovakia. USA will be winning sunday with 3-1! Something else: Yo Crosby! Get a laugh at your face !